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Senior Finance Manager – Brands
MS Companies. Lead the financial strategy, planning, budgeting and forecasting for the M&S Brands business .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in financial strategy, planning, and governance, with a strong focus on driving growth and delivering measurable business value through strategic transformation initiatives and investment appraisals.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)Financial Strategy DevelopmentInvestment AppraisalsBusiness Case LeadershipFinancial Governance
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Hard Skills
Financial PlanningBudgetingForecastingAnalytical CapabilityProfitability ImprovementPerformance ManagementRisk ManagementCommercial StrategyProcess SimplificationGrowth Initiatives
Soft Skills
Stakeholder PartnershipStrategic ThinkingContinuous ImprovementCommercial ChallengeLeadership
Certifications & Qualifications
ACAACCACIMA
Industry Keywords
RetailConsumerCommercial EnvironmentM&S BrandsSupply Chain
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead the financial strategy, planning, budgeting and forecasting for the M&S Brands business
- Ensure sustainable sales, profit and cash growth
- Partner with the Director of Brands, Head of Brand Partnerships and wider leadership team to shape investment decisions, growth opportunities and long-term commercial strategy
- Drive financial evaluation of new propositions, partnerships, acquisitions, category expansion and customer growth initiatives
- Lead business cases, profitability improvement programmes and strategic transformation initiatives
- Support operating model evolution and process simplification
- Provide commercial challenge across Buying, Merchandising, Planning, Marketing, Supply Chain, Online and Finance teams
- Ensure strong governance, controls and risk management
Requirements
What you’ll need- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or Equivalent)
- Experience partnering senior stakeholders in a complex retail, consumer or commercial environment
- Strong strategic and analytical capability
- Track record of turning ambitious growth plans into commercially robust outcomes
- Experience leading investment appraisals, business cases and transformation programmes that deliver measurable business value
- Strong financial governance, planning and performance management expertise
- Passion for driving growth and continuous improvement
Benefits
Comp & perks- 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you’ve completed your probation
- Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more
- Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours
- Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future
- Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one
- Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal
- Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave
- 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services
- One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you